PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wilde, J T
AU  - Barnett, D
AU  - Forrest, M J
AU  - Lawrence, A C
TI  - Peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations in patients with primary proliferative and secondary polycythaemia.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.40.2.206
DP  - 1987 Feb 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 206--209
VI  - 40
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/40/2/206.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/40/2/206.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1987 Feb 01; 40
AB  - Peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations were measured in 18 patients with primary proliferative polycythaemia and 13 patients with secondary polycythaemia. A decrease in numbers of suppressor T lymphocytes and an increase in the helper:suppressor T lymphocyte ratio was found in those with primary polycythaemia compared with normal subjects and patients with secondary polycythaemia. If other causes of an increased helper:suppressor ratio are excluded this variable may be useful in confirming the myeloproliferative nature of patients with erythrocytosis.